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iii Thank you for purchasing the Korg TRITON proX, TRITON pro, or TRITON music worksta-tion/sampler. To ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read th

66. [VOLUME] sliderThis adjusts the volume that is output from the OUTPUT jacks (L/MONO, R) and the headphone jack.7. REALTIME CONTROLSUse the [REALTI

96Arpeggiator settingsThis chapter describes the procedure for making arpeggiator settings in each mode. For details on the arpeggiator function, refe

97Basic functionsother arpeggio patterns will be added to U200–U215(C)/U216–U231(D).4 Make settings for the various parameters.“Octave”: Select the oc

98For example, suppose that you set “Pattern Select” to P0: UP, check “Latch,” set “Top Key” to B3 and “Bottom Key” to C–1. The arpeggiator will opera

99Basic functionsFor this example, set timbres 1–4 to a “Status” of INT, and timbres 5–8 to a “Status” of Off. Set the “MIDI Channel” of timbres 1–4 t

100channel). When the arpeggiator is on, playing the keyboard will cause arpeggiator A (which is assigned to T7 (Gch)) to run. T8 will be sounded by a

101Basic functions3 In Global P6: User Arpeggio, select the Pattern Setup tab.4 If you moved here from Program mode, A will automatically be selected

102You can also select “Step No.” by using the [ ][ ] keys, the [VALUE] slider, the [VALUE] dial, or the popup menu.9 When you play the keyboard as sh

103Basic functions5 For “Step No.” 05, do not enter a tone.6 Set “Step No.” to 06, and press the [1], [2], [3], [4] keys.Set “Gate” to Legato.7 For “S

104If “Fixed Note Mode” is set to Trigger All Tones, playing a single note on the keyboard will cause the rhythm pattern to play.If “Fixed Note Mode”

105Basic functionsThe note timing of the arpeggiator will depend on the setting of its “Key Sync.” check box.If this is checked, the arpeggiator will

7IntroductionNumeric keys [0] – [9][ENTER] key[–] key[./10’s HOLD] keyUse these keys to numerically input a parameter value. Use numeric keys [0]–[9],

106Effects settingsThe effect section of the TRITON provides five insert effects, two master effects, one master EQ (stereo 3-band EQ), and a mixer tha

107Basic functionsThe insert effects, master effects, and master EQ have the same structure in all modes, but the routing set-tings will determine how

108“Send 1”, “Send 2”: Set the send levels to the master effects. For this example, set this to 127.8 Select the IFX1–5 tabs, and set the parameters f

109Basic functionshas passed through each insertion effect. If effects are chained, the settings after the last IFX in the chain will be used. “Send 1

110to L000). When you are inputting a monaural audio source, you will normally set this to C064.“BUS (IFX/Indiv.) Select”: In the same way as for the

111Basic functionsMIDI applicationsMIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a world-wide standard for exchanging various types of

112Incoming MIDI data will be handled with settings equivalent to “Key Transpose” 0, “Velocity Curve” 4, and “After Touch Curve” 3.• When controlling

113Basic functionsConnecting an Apple MacintoshTo connect an Apple Macintosh with the TRITON, you will need a separately sold AG-002B connecting kit (

114[...] indicates hexadecimal notationMIDI channelsMIDI messages can be exchanged when the transmit-ting and receiving devices are set to the same MI

115Basic functionsProgram mode• In Program P0: Play, program change and bank select messages are transmitted and received on the global MIDI channel.

8[VELOCITY] knobThis adjusts the velocity (playing strength) of the arpeggio notes. At the center position (12 o’clock), the velocity will be the same

116• In Combination and Sequencer modes, the P3: MIDI Filter settings allow transmission/reception of control changes to be individually turned on/off

117Basic functionssages to create changes in dynamics within the musical data of the song. (☞p.31, 49 in the Parame-ter Guide “Volume” - “MIDI)By usin

118• In Combination and Sequencer modes, transmission/reception of this message can be turned on/off independently for each timbre/track (☞p.35, 57 in

119Basic functionsSustain level (CC#70) [Bn, 46, vv]Attack time (CC#73) [Bn, 49, vv]Decay time (CC#75) [Bn, 4B, vv]LFO 1 speed (CC#76) [Bn, 4C, vv]LFO

120You can use the universal exclusive Coarse Tune message to adjust the overall tuning that corre-sponds to the Global P0: Basic Setup “Transpose” pa

121Basic functionsMaster fine tuning [F0, 7F, nn, 04, 03, vv, mm, F7](A value of 8192 [mm, vv=40, 00] is center, 4096 [mm, vv=20, 00] is -50 cents, and

122Playing the TRITON multi-timbrally from an external deviceThe TRITON can be connected to an external device and played multi-timbrally in the follo

123Basic functions• If you set Global P1: MIDI “MIDI Clock” to External MIDI or External PCI/F, the start of recording and the tempo etc. will all be

124Song Play mode• In Song Play mode, the TRITON can playback SMF data directly from a disk or external SCSI device (if the separately sold EXB-SCSI o

125Basic functionsOther functionsWhen you play the TRITON together with other instruments, or along with music on a CD or tape, you may need to adjust

9Introduction9. ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jackA separately sold on/off foot switch such as the Korg PS-1 foot switch can be connected here (☞p.16).Its functio

1265 Set the “Foot Switch Polarity” to the polarity of the foot switch you have connected.If you have connected a Korg PS-1 pedal switch, set this to

127Basic functionsYou can specify the function of the [SW1] and [SW2] keys (☞p.217 in the Parameter Guide).The functions of the [SW1] and [SW2] keys a

128[MENU] key + numeric keys [0]–[9]• Access the pages within a mode[ENTER] key + numeric keys [0]–[9]• Access the page menu commands in each page (up

129AppendicesAppendicesInstalling and setting up the Korg MIDI DriverInstalling the Korg MIDI Driver into Windows 95/98If your application (sequencer)

130Click the [OK] button, and then click [OK] again.6 Make settings as described in “Setting up the Korg MIDI Driver” (below), and click the [OK] butt

Appendices1314 When you finish making settings, click the [OK] button. Alternatively, if you wish to cancel the changes you made, click [Cancel]. If yo

132To use the Apple MIDI Driver, you must first delete or move the Korg MIDI Driver if it exists in your system folder. Then start up PatchBay, dou-ble

Appendices133TroubleshootingIf you experience problems, refer to the relevant item and take the appropriate measures.Power does not turn on• Is the po

134with the send setting of the timbre/track.Cannot record a sample• Are one or more SIMM modules installed?...

Appendices135Specifications and optionsSystemHI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis systemModesCombination, Program, Sequencer, Sampling, Song Play, Global, D

10Names and functions of objects in the LCD screenThe TRITON’s LCD screen features a Touch View sys-tem that uses a touch panel.By pressing objects di

136Audio inputsAUDIO INPUT 1, 2LEVEL [MIC/LINE] switch, [LEVEL] knobControl inputsDAMPER (half-damper supported), ASSIGNABLE SWITCH/PEDALOtherMIDI IN,

Appendices137MIDI Implementation ChartDate : 1999. 04. 12TRITON proX, TRITON pro, TRITONBasic ChannelDefaultChangedAftertouchPitch Bend ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊

138IndexNumerics10’s HoldCombination 23Program 2112 dB/oct low pass filter and 12 dB/oct high pass filter 4824 dB/oct low pass filter with reso-nan

Appendices139Input guitar instrument 78Insert button 11Insert Effect(IFX) 34, 44, 51, 57, 79, 106, 107, 108, 109, 125JJoystick 25, 116Amount of pi

140RoutingAUDIO INPUT 109Combination, Sequencer, Song Play 108Program 107Sampling 109RPPR 33, 72, 72Check box 33Playback 73Realtime recording

11Introductione: (Category) popup buttonWhen you press this button, a tabbed popup menu will appear, allowing you to perform the fol-lowing selections

12Basic operation of the TRITON● In order to use a particular function on the TRI-TON, you must first select the appropriate mode. Press one of the fro

13Introduction• Some pages have no tabs.5 To move to another page or tab, press the [MENU] key and repeat the procedure from step 2.The parameter valu

14[COMPARE] keyUse this key when you wish to compare an edited pro-gram or combination sound with the un-edited origi-nal (i.e., the sound that is wri

15IntroductionConnectionsConnections must be made with the power turned off. Please be aware that careless operation may damage your speaker system or

iv Table of Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiData handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16Play mode and output the sound from the OUTPUT jacks, connect a mic or an external audio source to the AUDIO INPUT 1 and 2 jacks.● For details on co

17Quick StartQuick StartTurning the power on/offBefore you turn on the power, make sure that the desired connections have been made as described in “C

18Listening to a demo songHere’s how to listen to a demo song on the TRITON.Contents of the disksThe TRITON series comes with two floppy disks (TNFD-00

19Quick StartThe “Select .KSC Allocation” radio buttons specify how the sample data will be loaded into sample memory. For this example, select Clear.

20Here’s how to playback the demonstration cue list. A cue list allows you to playback multiple songs in suc-cession, and specify the number of times

21Quick StartSelecting and playing a programIn Program mode you can select a program from banks A–G and play it. Here we will show how to select prese

22Selecting programs from Category/Program SelectYou can select programs from a list organized by cate-gory. With the factory settings, the programs a

23Quick StartSelecting and playing a combinationIn Combination mode you can select a combination from banks A–D and play it. Here we will show how to

24Selecting combinations from Category/Combina-tion SelectYou can select combinations from a list organized by category. With the factory settings, th

25Quick StartUsing controllers to modify the soundThe TRITON provides a variety of controllers that can be used to control the tone, pitch, volume, ef

v P3: Edit-FilterFilter settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48P4: Edit-AmpAmplifier settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

264 To release the locked condition, press the [SW1] key once again.Ribbon controllerWhen the [SW1] or [SW2] key function is set to Ribbon Lock, the s

27Quick StartBy adjusting the filter resonance level, you can increase or decrease the resonance level to add a unique charac-ter to the sound.By adjus

28Note NumberAn effect can be applied by the note number (keyboard location) that you play.Normally this is used to control volume, tone (cutoff frequ

29Quick StartUsing the arpeggiator while you playThe arpeggiator is a function that automatically gener-ates arpeggios (broken chords). Most arpeggiat

30Adjusting the length of the arpeggio notesRotate the ARPEGGIATOR [GATE] knob to adjust the length of the arpeggio notes. Rotating the knob toward th

31Quick Start● Press the “Key Sync.” check box in the LCD screen to make this setting.Checked: When you take your hand completely off of the keyboard

32Arpeggiator-A, Arpeggiator-BFor each arpeggiator A and B, you can make settings for “Pattern Select,” “Resolution,” “Octave,” “Sort,” “Latch,” “Key

33Quick StartPlaying with the RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording) functionThe TRITON’s Sequencer mode provides an RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recor

34Simple program editingProgram sounds can be modified and created in Pro-gram P1: Edit-Basic–P9: Edit-Master Effect. However, you can also use the “Pe

35Quick StartSimple combination editingA combination is a set of multiple (up to eight) pro-grams, and allows you to create complex sounds that could

vi Effect settings for the AUDIO INPUT . . . . . . .109About dynamic modulation (Dmod) . . . . . . . . . .110 MIDI applications . . . . . . . . . .

36● If you wish to select a different program from the same category, press the desired program. That pro-gram will be highlighted. Press the scroll b

37Basic functionsBasic functionsSaving dataOn the TRITON, there are three ways to save data: writing to internal memory, saving on external media (flop

38The System Preference page will appear.4 Press the “Memory Protect” check box for the type of internal memory into which you wish to write data, so

39Basic functionsWhen you have input the desired name, press the OK button to return to the Write Program/Write Combination dialog box.3 In “Category,

40The example shown is for Write Arpeggio Patterns2 To execute the Write operation, press the OK but-ton. To cancel, press the Cancel button.When you

41Basic functionsTo move to a lower directory level, press the Open button. To move to a higher level, press the Up but-ton.6 Press the page menu butt

42Restoring the factory settingsThe factory setting data is referred to as the “preload data”, and you can restore the factory settings for the TRITON

43Basic functionsProgram modeIn Program mode you can select and edit programs. Program mode consists of pages P0–P9.In P0: Play you can play programs.

44modify using the performance editor, you must turn off memory protect in Global mode (☞p.37), and write the program (☞p.38).The Arpeggio tab• Use th

45Basic functionsProgram editing refers to the process of modifying the parameters that make up a program to vary the sound or to set controllers etc.

1 Introduction Introduction Introducing the TRITON Overview The TRITON is a music workstation/sampler that fea-tures the HI (Hyper Integrated) synth

46If you press the popup button, all multisamples of internal ROM will be displayed, grouped into fif-teen categories.Use the tabs at left and right to

47Basic functionsController Setup tabFor each program, this tab lets you make settings for the [SW1] and [SW2] keys, and for the B-mode of REALTIME CO

48P3: Edit-Filter Filter settingsThe filter allows you to diminish or emphasize speci-fied frequency areas of the multisample selected for the oscilla

49Basic functions• “Intensity to A” and “Intensity to B” adjust the effect that keyboard tracking will have on filters A and B (☞p.13 in the Parameter

50Use DKit SettingThis is valid when “OSC Mode” is set to Drums. If this is checked, the pan location specified by the Drum Kit for each drum sound wil

51Basic functionsP7: Edit-arpeggiatorArpeggiator settingsHere you can make arpeggiator settings (☞p.96).P8: Edit-Insert EffectInsert Effect settingsHe

52Combination modeIn Combination mode you select combinations and edit them. Combination mode consists of pages P0–P9.To play a combination, select P0

53Basic functionsStatusFor each timbre 1–8, this indicates the status of MIDI and the internal tone generator. Normally, you will set this to INT if y

54If you wish to keep a combination that you edited, you must Write it (☞p.38).Layer, split, and velocity switchWithin a combination, you can use keyb

55Basic functionsP2: Edit-Trk ParamSettings for status, MIDI channel, and playing modeMIDI Channel tabStatusSelect a “Status” of INT for all timbres t

2 grams together with effects and two arpeggiators, in order to create complex sounds that could not be produced by a program. You can also make sett

56Other tabDelay [ms]Specify the timing of the delay before each timbre sounds.Select the preset combination A127: One Fin-gerTVShow, and play a singl

57Basic functionsVel (Velocity) Zone tab (Velocity zone settings)For each timbre, you can specify a range of velocities for which it will sound. The r

58Sequencer modeThe TRITON contains a 16-track MIDI sequencer. This sequencer is the center to which the TRITON’s numerous functions are integrated, a

59Basic functions• The Track BPM Adjust function (playback pitch adjust) can automatically change the pitch of a sample/multisample that was sampled i

60● For details on how to access each page or modes, refer to “Basic operation of the TRITON” (☞p.12).If the separately sold EXB-MOSS option is instal

61Basic functions** Musical data (MIDI RPN data) can be used to change the starting settings during playback.For details on control changes, refer to

62Playing a song (Play)When you wish to playback song data on the sequencer, you must first record song data, or load or dump song data into the TRITON

63Basic functionsThe process by which your playing on the TRITON’s keyboard and controllers is captured on the tracks or patterns of a song as data is

64Realtime recording on a trackPreparations for recordingBefore you begin recording, you need to make track settings.Be sure to turn off the Global mo

65Basic functions4 Press the [REC/WRITE] key, and then press the [START/STOP] key.If “Metronome Setup” has the default settings (refer to “Preparation

3 Introduction The TRITON has a large number of functions that let you play and edit programs and combinations, record and play sequence data, record

665 Press the [REC/WRITE] key, and then press the [START/STOP] key.Playback will begin. When you reach the starting location you specified in step 3, r

67Basic functionsUsing the Track Play Loop function to recordThe Track Play Loop function lets you specify a range of measures over which each track 1

68Copying combination sounds to multiple tracksYou can copy a combination sound to multiple tracks to record it.For the copy procedure, refer to “Copy

69Basic functionsIf you want the arpeggio to start at the moment that recording begins, turn off ARPEGGIATOR [ON/OFF], hold down a chord on the keyboa

70Track editingTrack editing is performed using the page menu com-mands of P5: Track Edit.Event Edit allows you to modify previously-recorded data or

71Basic functions3 Press the Insert button three times. Steps 01–04 will become active.4 Select a song for each “Step” 01–04.Select S000: Intro for “S

72For details on the RPPR function, refer to “Playing with the RPPR function” (☞p.33). Here we will give an example of how to make RPPR settings, and

73Basic functionsRPPR playbackHere’s how you can use the RPPR function to perform in the P0: Play/REC page. You can also playback a song while you per

74For example if you are using tracks 1 and 2 for RPPR playback and using track 3 for keyboard per-formance, you would set REC only for tracks 1, 2, a

75Basic functionsSampling modeThe TRITON provides high-performance mono/stereo sampling.None of the multisample or sample data in Sam-pling mode is ba

4 • You can use a cue list to set up consecutive playback of multiple songs, and specify the number of repeats for each song.• You can use a maximum

76● For the procedure of entering each page or modes, refer to “Basic operation of the TRITON” (☞p.12).Sampling can be performed in any page P0–P8 of

77Basic functionsThe “fixed intervals” mentioned above are generally expressed as the “sampling frequency.” 48 kHz (kilo-hertz) means that sampling is

78Preparations for samplingConnections and settings for a monaural sourceWhen sampling in monaural from a mic, the output of an external audio device

79Basic functions4 Use the AUDIO INPUT [LEVEL] knob to adjust a suitable input level. (Refer to step 6 of “Connec-tions and settings for a monaural so

805 In “Sample Select,” select the sample that you wish to record. For this example, select ----: ---No Assign----.Immediately after the power is turn

81Basic functionsCreating multisample indexes and samplingHere’s how to create indexes for a multisample, and assign a sample to each index.If desired

82With the default settings after the power is turned on, the sounds you sample will automatically be looped (P0: Recording page Preference tab “Auto

83Basic functionsThe grid is displayed according to the playback pitch of the base key (the key shown in gray in the “Keyboard & Index” area).You

84Editing a multisample consists of creating indexes for the multisample and assigning a sample to each index (these basic settings can also be perfor

85Basic functionsSong Play modeIn Song Play mode you can read Standard MIDI Files (SMF) directly from a floppy disk and play them. If you simply want t

5 Introduction Front and rear panel 1. [SW1] key, [SW2] key These keys are on/off switches for the functions to which they were assigned in Program,

86When the “Status” of a track is set to EXT or BTH, the data played back by that track and the data produced by operating the keyboard or controllers

87Basic functionsTo move to a directory that contains SMF data, press the [MENU] key, and then press “P3: Select Direc-tory” to display P3: Select Dir

88• Change the directory• Remove the floppy disk• Change drivesSaving a Jukebox listSaving procedure1 Use the procedure described above to create a ju

89Basic functionsGlobal modeIn Global mode you can make settings that affect the entire TRITON, such as user scales, category names, drum kits, and us

90About drum kits A drum kit assigns a drumsample (PCM waveform data for a drum) to each key, and specifies adjustments in pitch and level etc. for eac

91Basic functions6 Refer to the explanations below for the “Sample Setup tab” and “Voice/Mixer tab,” and make the desired settings.The parameters are

92Disk modeIn Disk mode you can use floppy disks or a connected external SCSI device (if the separately sold EXB-SCSI is installed) to save or load var

93Basic functions2 Press the [DISK] key. You will enter Disk mode.3 Press the Load tab.The screen will appear, and file information will be displayed.4

94Loading a .PCG file from the floppy disk included with a separately sold EXB-PCM series optionWhen loading EXB-PCM series programs and combi-nations,

95Basic functionsWhen handling floppy disks, please observe the fol-lowing points. Data loss may occur if a floppy disk is handled improperly.Floppy dis